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<em>Research Activities</em> </h1>
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<h2>October 2007, No. 326</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="/research/resactabout.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA1.htm">AHRQ and FDA to collaborate in the largest study ever of possible heart risks with ADHA medications</a></p>
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<h3>Primary Care Research</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA2.htm">Primary care practice-based research networks are a young diverse group vital to translating research into practice</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA3.htm">Studies funded by AHRQ's Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) identify ways to improve patient care and report medical errors</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA4.htm">Studies examine dispensing of sample medications and preventing medication errors in primary care practices</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA5.htm">Primary care doctors should encourage colorectal cancer screening and clarify that screening is not just for those with symptoms</a></p>
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<h3>Health Literacy</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA6.htm">Strategies to improve health literacy for diverse populations should address literacy, language, and cultural barriers</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA7.htm">Health literacy is not associated with how minorities perceive their physical or mental health status</a></p>
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<h3>Disparities/Minority Health</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA8.htm">Researchers examine link between trauma and alcohol problems as well as cardiovascular risk factors among American Indians</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA9.htm">Black, Hispanic, and white patients with diabetes differ in performance of self-care behaviors to manage their disease</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA10.htm">Studies show lower colorectal cancer screening rates and access to surgery among the poor, minority, and uninsured</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA11.htm">Barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer in black men arise from lower socioeconomic status</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA12.htm">Asian Pacific American ethnic groups vary in their adherence to antihypertensive drug therapy</a></p>
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<h3>Patient Safety and Quality</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA13.htm">Accurate laboratory detection of bladder cancer requires close followup with repeated testing</a></p>
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<h3>Women's Health</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA14.htm">Three-fourths of low-income black women are dissatisfied with their body size 6 months after giving birth</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA15.htm">Information women receive in pregnancy affects their childbirth preferences after prior cesarean delivery</a></p>
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<h3>Elderly/Long-Term Care</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA16.htm">Elderly blacks' higher hospitalization rates for certain conditions suggest worse quality of outpatient care</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA17.htm">Elderly women in the early stages of lung cancer live longer than elderly men, regardless of the type of treatment they receive</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA18.htm">Low blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids predicts increased risk for acute coronary syndrome</a></p>
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<h3>Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA19.htm">Studies examine medication adherence and group medical visits among persons with high blood pressure</a></p>
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<h3>Health Care Costs and Financing</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA20.htm">Educational outreach to individual physicians to improve antihypertensive drug prescribing can reduce drug costs</a></p>
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<h3>Acute Care Hospitalization</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA21.htm">One-third of patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes do not have their blood sugar assessed before hospital discharge</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA22.htm">Studies show shorter hospital stays for coronary bypass surgery reduce costs without harm to patients</a></p>
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<h3>Agency News and Notes</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA23.htm">AHRQ's free notification service brings news and information to your E-mail inbox</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA24.htm">New HCUP statistical report on hospital-based care is available online</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA25.htm">AHRQ releases a new guide to help consumers make health insurance decisions</a></p>
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<h3>Announcements</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA26.htm">MEPS and HCUP workshops will be offered at APHA annual meeting</a><br />
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<a href="1007RA27.htm">AHRQ announces new grant awards for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36)</a></p>
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<h3>Research Briefs</h3>
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<p><a href="1007RA28.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 07-0081<br />
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Current as of October 2007</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> Newsletter. October 2007, No. 326. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0081. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/oct07/</p>
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